As I continue along on this journey of learning, this journey of reading The Innovator’s Mindset with oh, 2,000 of my closest friends, there are a few points that are sticking with me today. Sometime George puts the words into my brain so much better than I can say them.
- School teaches compliance. Learning is about challenging perceived norms. (102)
To me this is a solid reason school might need to be tweaked. If school doesn’t equal learning at every level, well….are we doing it as well as we can be? AND are we doing it for the students of today? Better yet, how can we make these one and the same? How can we stop making school be about teaching compliance and get students able to challenge the status quo? Are we ready for that?
I certainly don’t have all the answers but today I watched a science teacher begin her lesson with students determining the questions. She presented an opportunity and they posed the questions they needed answered in order to learn what had happened in that situation.
2. School is about giving you information. Learning is about making your own connections. (102)
Even in the framework of a curriculum, we have leeway; students can build on their connection to information.
I am watching books come alive for our middle school students as they make choices in what they read for maybe the first time as part of their learning. They are excited about it and engaged in books.
When teachers are gifted at helping students uncover knowledge rather than being wrapped up in covering material, it all comes alive for them.
Innovate * Inspire * Lead Change 
What are your thoughts?